Photograph of 1927 Lecompton High School Women's Basketball Team. Eight young women and the women's basketball coach are kneeling in front of the Lane University building which served as the high school from 1902-1928. The young women are dressed in dark sailor style blouses and pleated bloomers. One of the players is holding a basketball with "L.R.H.S. 1927" written on it. The identities from Left to Right: Back Row: Helen McClanahan, Mary McRae, Professor Browning, Roberta McClanahan, Elsie Lasswell; Front Row: Arlette Fulton, Mary Smith, Grace Gray, Martha James. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

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Photograph of 1927 Lecompton High School Women's Basketball Team. Eight young women and the women's basketball coach are kneeling in front of the Lane University building which served as the high school from 1902-1928. The young women are dressed in dark sailor style blouses and pleated bloomers. One of the players is holding a basketball with "L.R.H.S. 1927" written on it. The identities from Left to Right: Back Row: Helen McClanahan, Mary McRae, Professor Browning, Roberta McClanahan, Elsie Lasswell; Front Row: Arlette Fulton, Mary Smith, Grace Gray, Martha James. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.